A pointless law went into effect this month. I had a guy wandering around the store the other day blabbing the usual platitudes into thin air- when he checked out he mentioned he was trying to figure out his Bluetooth headset, nestled behind one ear like a wasp.
Drivers on phones aren't dangerous because they have one hand off the wheel, they're dangerous because a wireless vampire is feeding on the lifeblood of their attention.
All the cell phone close calls(hah!) I've had weren't caused by one-handed drivers, they were caused by blank-faced zombies staring dazedly into the middle distance.
My guess is the law of unintended consequences will bite hard here.
"Oh, I can talk all I want now, the law says it's OK as long as I have a headset!"
*crash*
It's also an illustration of our emerging Corpocracy.
They're getting official cover for the obvious dangers of using their product while simultaneously soaking the rubes by requiring them to buy a new piece of equipment- it's win/win!
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